Episodios

  • The End Of The Rules Based International Order

    The End Of The Rules Based International Order
    Jun 27 2025
    In this episode, we examine the United States’ bombing of Iranian nuclear sites and Australia’s delayed yet predictable support, driven by hollow “alliance obligations” rhetoric. We unpack the media’s biased framing of “Iranian aggression”, the ABC’s platforming of compromised figures like Scott Morrison and Mike Pezzullo, and question whether Penny Wong has abandoned Australia’s national interest. We also probe the illusion of a “rules-based order”, bipartisan hypocrisy on AUKUS and Pine Gap, and the creeping complacency within Labor’s post-2025 majority. Plus, we cover Antoinette Lattouf’s Federal Court victory against the ABC and the continuing influence of the Israel lobby on Australian public discourse.

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    Song listing:
    • ‘Even Better Than The Real Thing’, A 440 VS U2 instrumental remix.
    • ‘Bohannon’, Fat Freddy’s Drop.
    • ‘Loose Fit’, Happy Mondays.
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    46 m
  • On The Eve Of Destruction

    On The Eve Of Destruction
    Jun 20 2025
    In this explosive episode, we unpack the escalating Israel–Iran conflict, exposing the deadly airstrikes, retaliatory missile attacks, and the West’s ongoing hypocrisy around “the right to defend”. We challenge the double standards on nuclear weapons, dissect the real motives behind U.S. and Israeli aggression, and warn against another fabricated “weapons of mass destruction” crisis. Back in Australia, we analyse Anthony Albanese’s non-meeting with Donald Trump at the G7, the media’s “snub” narrative, and the Coalition’s opportunistic attacks. We also look at the federal intervention in the NSW Liberal Party after historic losses, and whether Labor’s economic reform agenda can survive sabotage from a wrecking-ball opposition.

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    Song listing:
    • ‘Even Better Than The Real Thing’, A 440 VS U2 instrumental remix.
    • Hey! Douglas.
    • ‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper.
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    45 m
  • The ghost of Morrison, Fascism USA, and political football in Tasmania

    The ghost of Morrison, Fascism USA, and political football in Tasmania
    Jun 13 2025
    In this episode, we unpack the shocking decision to award former Prime Minister Scott Morrison the Companion of the Order of Australia, despite his disastrous COVID-19 response, economic mismanagement, and culture war legacy – raising serious questions about the integrity of Australia’s honours system. We explore the deepening chaos in the US under Donald Trump, including the National Guard’s shooting of Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi, and ask whether it’s time for Australia to reassess its alliance with an increasingly unstable superpower. Back home, Anthony Albanese launches a productivity and economic growth summit amid calls for real reform, not recycled neoliberalism. We also cover Australia’s long-overdue sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, and the farcical state of Tasmanian politics as a billion-dollar AFL stadium sparks yet another snap election.

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    Song listing:
    1. ‘Even Better Than The Real Thing’, A 440 VS U2 instrumental remix.
    2. ‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper.
    3. ‘Dayvan Cowboy’, The Boards of Canada.
    4. ‘State Of The World (AEIOU)’, Jim James.
    5. ‘The Last Goodbye’, Odesza.
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    51 m
  • The Gaslit Nation and Sending Rockets To China

    The Gaslit Nation and Sending Rockets To China
    Jun 6 2025
    In this hard-hitting episode, we expose the Labor government’s climate betrayal through its approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas expansion, locking in emissions until 2070, while new coal and gas projects surge across Queensland and NSW. We question why Australia – despite being the world’s second-largest gas exporter – collects just $1.1 billion in resource taxes compared to Qatar’s $26 billion, and ask whether Labor’s environmental policies differ at all from the Coalition. We also look at the defection of Greens Senator Dorinda Cox to Labor, raising questions about party loyalty, political ethics, and Prime Minister Albanese’s double standards. And in foreign affairs, we dissect the US push for Australia to lift military spending to $100 billion per year to confront China, exposing the contradictions of trading with China while preparing for war against it, and ask whether Australia can ever chart an independent foreign policy path.

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    Song listing:
    1. ‘Even Better Than The Real Thing’, A 440 VS U2 instrumental remix.
    2. ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’, Skeewiff.
    3. ‘Arion [Nothing Changes Under The Sun]’, Blue States.
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    42 m
  • A Coalition meltdown, Labor’s big test, and a new era for Australia–Palestine politics?

    A Coalition meltdown, Labor’s big test, and a new era for Australia–Palestine politics?
    May 30 2025
    In this episode of the New Politics podcast, we unpack the continuing fallout from the 2025 Australian federal election, exploring the fractured two-party system, the Coalition’s deep divisions over energy, climate, and regional issues, and the Liberal Party’s existential crisis—echoing the 1943 collapse of the United Australia Party. We debate whether Labor can use its strong mandate for bold reform or if cautious politics will hold them back, with insights from National Campaign Manager Paul Erikson. We also examine Prime Minister Albanese’s strong condemnation of Israel’s Gaza blockade, the growing momentum for change in Australia’s Palestine policy, and the influence of the Israel lobby in shaping political debate. Don’t miss this essential analysis of the big issues shaping Australia’s political future.

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    Song listing:
    1. ‘Even Better Than The Real Thing’, A 440 VS U2 instrumental remix.
    2. ‘Stranger In Moscow’, Tame Impala.
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    49 m
  • Welcome To Albanese Country

    Welcome To Albanese Country
    May 9 2025
    In this extended episode, we analyse the historic 2025 federal election, where Anthony Albanese led the Labor Party to one of the most decisive victories in Australian political history – winning up to 92 seats, achieving a 3% swing, and securing 55% of the two-party-preferred vote. We explore how Labor broke new ground in metropolitan seats across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and beyond, while the Liberal Party collapsed under Peter Dutton’s disastrous leadership – becoming the first federal Opposition Leader to lose his seat. With a massive lower house majority and a favourable Senate, we discuss what Labor can do with its unprecedented political capital, the implications for progressive reform, and why this election marks not just a change of government, but a generational shift in Australian politics. We also assess the setbacks faced by the Australian Greens and the mixed results for community independents, the rise of the Muslim Vote, and what the future holds for a fractured conservative movement.

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    Song listing:
    1. ‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s.
    2. ‘Atomic Moog 2000’, Coldcut
    3. ‘Spitfire’, Public Service Broadcasting
    4. ‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper.
    5. ‘Stranger in Moscow’, Tame Impala.
    6. ‘Humiliation’, The National.
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    1 h y 9 m
  • The Final Week: Dutton’s collapse, Albanese’s edge and Labor to win

    The Final Week: Dutton’s collapse, Albanese’s edge and Labor to win
    May 2 2025
    In the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign, we unpack Peter Dutton’s total campaign collapse, Anthony Albanese’s edge in the polls, and why a Labor victory now looks inevitable. From debate disasters and media blunders to desperate culture war tactics and vanishing credibility, we break down the major moments, analyse the role of independents and the Australian Greens, and predict the election result. It's been chaotic, it's been revealing – and it’s not looking good for the Coalition.

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    Song listing:
    1. ‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s.
    2. ‘Confessions Of A Window Cleaner’, Ed Kuepper.
    3. ‘State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)’, Jim James.
    4. ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, The Who (remix).
    5. ‘The Last Goodbye’, Odesza.
    6. ‘Humiliation’, The National.
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    1 h y 7 m
  • After four weeks of the campaign: Is it all over?

    After four weeks of the campaign: Is it all over?
    Apr 25 2025
    Week four of the federal election campaign shrank to three working days – bookended by Easter Monday and ANZAC Day – and was upended by the death of Pope Francis, briefly halting campaigns by Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton. Nearly two million pre-poll votes now bank Labor’s incumbency edge while the Coalition flounders after three chaotic weeks. Dutton’s own mis-fires – touting a $21 billion defence splurge, scrapping the 20 per cent HECS discount, axing EV subsidies, and floating an antisemitism-focused citizenship test – clash with mortgage-stressed voters hearing nonstop “cost-of-living crisis” headlines despite inflation falling and wages rising. Fresh opinion polls put Labor ahead at around 54–46, leaving the only real question of whether there will be majority Labor government or minority backed by Teals and Greens, while climate, NDIS, housing and Gaza stay off the radar. #AUSPOL

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    Song listing:
    • ‘Good Stuff’, The B-52s.
    • ‘Godless’, The Dandy Warhols.
    • ‘Feels Right’, Biig Piig.
    • ‘Let Me Entertain You’, Robbie Williams.
    • ‘The Hard Road’, Hilltop Hoods.
    • ‘Humiliation’, The National.
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    1 h y 2 m